Getting electricity: System average interruption duration in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index was 93.6 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in Nicaragua, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Nicaragua stood at 93.6 DB16-20 methodology. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.0% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
That places Nicaragua 5th out of 127 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 82.8 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 72.65 DB16-20 methodology | -12.3% |
| 2016 | 75.03 DB16-20 methodology | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 73.7 DB16-20 methodology | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 73.7 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 93.6 DB16-20 methodology | +27.0% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 93.6 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.18 DB16-20 methodology, 13.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 93.6 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.35 DB16-20 methodology, 14.7× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More private sector data for Nicaragua
- Merchandise trade 95.9% (2025)
- Food imports 16.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 68.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 12.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 42.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 37.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 8.89 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,269 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3999 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 18.23 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Nicaragua?
- Getting electricity: system average interruption duration index in Nicaragua was 93.6 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 93.6 DB16-20 methodology in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: system average interruption duration index recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.65 DB16-20 methodology in 2015.
- How does Nicaragua rank for getting electricity: system average interruption duration index?
- Nicaragua ranks 5th out of 127 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: system average interruption duration index rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting electricity: System average interruption duration index (SAIDI) (DB16-20 methodology). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The system average interruption duration index is the average total duration of outages (in hours) experienced by a customer in a year. The index is computed based on the methodology in the DB16-20 studies.